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Culture format | Agar plate |
Lab skills | Intermediate |
Shelf life | 3 months (do not refrigerate) |
Plate cultures are ideal for growers looking to make master bags, inoculate grain, make liquid culture, or make more plates.
Our plastic degrading fungi plates are made to order in our in-house lab using medical-grade petri dishes. If properly stored upon arrival, they have a shelf life of approximately 3 months. Plastic degrading fungi plates should NOT be stored in the refrigerator. Store at room temperature, away from direct sunlight. Note that mycelium cultures require basic lab skills. Handle using sterile technique to prevent contamination.
For complete descriptions of available plastic degrading fungi strains, click on the names below.
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Promising for bioremediation projects, Pestalotiopsis microspora has been found able to degrade and digest polyurethane.
Making the world of mushrooms accessible to all
North Spore was launched in 2014 by a mycologist, an organic farmer, and a photojournalist -- three college friends brought together through their shared love of the mycological world.
What began as a simple love for mushroom foraging and cultivation quickly developed into an obsession with all things fungi. From there, an urban mushroom farm was born, as was the desire to spread the spore to the masses.
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Amazing view
Everything came quickly and packaged with safety of the product in mind. The natural sectoring in this culture is amazing! Very interesting and cool to look at in the dish but I’m excited to start running some tests with this fungus.


Excited for some testing
Package and shipped well